Virginia was tabbed as the No. 1 seed overall. The Cavaliers are the only team with a single-digit loss column.

The national seeds:

1. Virginia (49-9)

2. Florida (45-16)

3. North Carolina (45-14)

4. South Carolina (45-14)

5. Florida State (42-17)

6. Vanderbilt (47-10)

7. Texas (43-15)

8. Rice (41-19)

Seven SEC teams made the tournament, as did seven teams from the ACC. The Pac-10 joined the Big 12 with six teams selected.

Six-time national champion LSU did not make the 64-team field.

The regionals are a double-elimination format and the 16 regional winners will move on to best-of-3 super regionals. The eight teams to emerge from the super regionals will advance to the College World Series, set to begin June 18 in Omaha, Neb.